As press secretary and close friend to John F. Kennedy, from the early days of the Democratic primary through the Presidential years, Pierre Salinger offers an expert and warmly human perspective on the founding and forg- ing of the New Frontier, and the fan- tastic complexities and pressures that go with being press secretary to the President of the United States. Salinger, a master of the fas…
Examines the Caribbean experience from slavery through to the post-independence period. Divided into 4 broad thematic areas, the articles demonstrate the impact of colonialism and the plantation system on Caribbean Life and highlight the efforts that Caribbean peoples have made to uplift themselves from the trammels of colonialism.
Opposing Suharto presents an accout of democratization in the world's fourth most populous country, Indonesia. It describes how opposition groups challenged the long-time ruler, President Suharto, and his military-based regime, forcing him to resign in 1998. The book's main purpose is to explain how ordinary people can bring about political change in a repressive authoritarian regime. It does t…
The development of NU that has almost reached its 80 year has opened the possibility of the birth of new generations that have new ideas that may be very far from the thoughts of the organisation's founding fathers. That is why good basic knowledge on sources that are reference for Nahdlatul Ulama as well as values and the history of Nahdlatul Ulama itself is needed, so the development of views…
This book discusses historical studies based on comparative studies of civilizations accompanied by problems, challenges and solutions
This book discusses the country universally. There is contact between civilizations as well as law and freedom in the history and prospects of western civilization
Indonesian politics under Suharto is readable, well-informed, and judicious introduction to the 'New Order', and the figures who have shaped it. The author brings to his subject not only a command of available Western studies on the country, but a wealth of previously unpublished interviews with retired or deposed political and military personalities.
Buku ini merupakan kumpulan tulisan yang pernah dan belum pernah dimuat di media masa. Sebagian merupakan pengantar beberapa buku sejarah. Sedang sebagian lainnya terdiri dari tinjauan buku terutama yang terbit setelah era reformasi 1998. Substansi yang dibahas merefleksikan perkembangan sejarah Indonesia mutakhir, sebagian besar buku yang dibicarakan itu tergolong kategori terlarang pada masa …
I'm honored and delighted to comment on Hank Hillin's book about my partner and running mate, Senator Al Gore of Tennessee. This book tells Gore's life story the way his life really is, and should be read by every American who's interested in what happens to the United States. First and foremost Hank Hillin found as I did that Al Gore is a man of character and honor, a man devoted to his God, h…
Driving a very old jeep, George McT. Kahin crossed the status quo line separating the Dutch and the Republican forces. He succeeded. But how could he face the angry, suspicious civilians and armed forces who believed that he was a Dutch intruder? A very helpful officer, who believed that he was just a graduate student trying to gather material for dissertation on Indonesian Revolution, advised …